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At this size diamond and price, super-ideals and really nice GIA are similar in price. If size (spread) is your absolute goal, then I think you should go look at GIA graded diamonds. Look at an I and H. Not side by side. Ask them to hand them to you one at a time. Look at them under natural light (near a window or away from case-lights) and look. Do you see tint? Do you you care? If the I color works, this is an increadible value. I would put this on HOLD.
https://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut-loose-diamond-260694.htm
For custom, I would go with David Klass among your choices. I like the newer setting better and I'd make the prong modification suggested by @sledge and the key is to add contact between the shoulders and head (see yellow highlight). The setting still has a peg head, as shown, but you just need to ask DK to make the prongs integrated. I also love the idea of adding 2 more prongs. To me, this is still a substantial setting that, to me, really takes the focus.
I like that this has a smaller shank width. You'd still need to revise the prongs as above. I'm guessing this is a shown with a 1 carat. You could easily modify the shoulder to have the baguettes and rounds in the middle. Its all just smaller.
When compared to this - which is similar to your design, the center looks much smaller.
Ignore the head/halo on this. I really like this shoulder. The pinch will really make the diamond the focus and look bigger. You can keep the rounds and baguettes in the center of the shoulder.
https://www.bloomingbeautyring.com/...-unique-round-diamond-engagement-ring-bbr458/
Here is a similar setting as above with a pinch and it narrows a bit more. Again, the head needs to be simplified and lowered, but this gives you a another visual.
These prongs show that you can lower the stone and have the prongs have more contact with the shoulders. https://www.bloomingbeautyring.com/...ing-diamond-and-smooth-stylish-prongs-bbr161/
To give you more idea of propotion, here a JA setting that is 2.4 mm shoulder with a 1.2 carat stone.
https://www.jamesallen.com/engageme...-and-round-diamond-engagement-ring-item-49474
This setting is 4.28 mm at the top. The diamond is just a tiny bit wide bigger.
https://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut-loose-diamond-260694.htm
For custom, I would go with David Klass among your choices. I like the newer setting better and I'd make the prong modification suggested by @sledge and the key is to add contact between the shoulders and head (see yellow highlight). The setting still has a peg head, as shown, but you just need to ask DK to make the prongs integrated. I also love the idea of adding 2 more prongs. To me, this is still a substantial setting that, to me, really takes the focus.
I like that this has a smaller shank width. You'd still need to revise the prongs as above. I'm guessing this is a shown with a 1 carat. You could easily modify the shoulder to have the baguettes and rounds in the middle. Its all just smaller.
When compared to this - which is similar to your design, the center looks much smaller.
Ignore the head/halo on this. I really like this shoulder. The pinch will really make the diamond the focus and look bigger. You can keep the rounds and baguettes in the center of the shoulder.
https://www.bloomingbeautyring.com/...-unique-round-diamond-engagement-ring-bbr458/
Here is a similar setting as above with a pinch and it narrows a bit more. Again, the head needs to be simplified and lowered, but this gives you a another visual.
These prongs show that you can lower the stone and have the prongs have more contact with the shoulders. https://www.bloomingbeautyring.com/...ing-diamond-and-smooth-stylish-prongs-bbr161/
To give you more idea of propotion, here a JA setting that is 2.4 mm shoulder with a 1.2 carat stone.
https://www.jamesallen.com/engageme...-and-round-diamond-engagement-ring-item-49474
This setting is 4.28 mm at the top. The diamond is just a tiny bit wide bigger.
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